I taught my first set of classes of this last fall term yesterday. It was a good bunch of students for those two classes. Today, I teach another set of two new classes that I will have all term. This last term will be a full one including double classes on Saturdays, so it will be a good send off for me.
Speaking of send offs, I said good bye to my first friend in Daegu, Mikey. He was the first to introduce himself to me at my school when I first got here. He also took me out to brunch about 11 months ago to meet two friends downtown. One of two people we met at brunch was Emma, the girl that I have been dating and travelling with for 10 months. The other was Chuck, who is Emma's best friend and a super great friend of mine out here. I'm going to miss Mikey. He was one of the best things about my school.
This summer has been rough on me, and I am not sure why. I had a great schedule (Saturdays off) and it was summertime. Maybe it was the heat and the humidity. I miss sunny days due to the fact that it rained pretty much everyday over the summer. Another thing that I miss is the stars. Most of all, I think I just started to get tired of doing the same things every week. I am not used to a Mon-Fri job. I have been working a floating schedule for three years before this, and I miss that freedom. It made every week feel completely original. I hate getting in to a rhythm because it makes time fly too fast. Well I only have 12.75 weeks left until I head out to Europe with Brent (not that I am counting down).
I have a short list of things that I am going to do before I leave Korea:
- Jeju with Mom - She is coming for 2 weeks in November (excited!!)
- Seoraksan - A mountain park in the north that is too crowded in the summer time.
- Jeonju - They have a really nice traditional district and some very famous local food.
- Jirisan - A mountain park that I have been skiing in, but I hear that they have beautiful trails.
- Seoul on Sept. 17th - Saying goodbye to Joe from training.
- Fireworks Festival in Busan - I went last year. It was awesome!
- Write at least 6 good songs - I miss playing in a band (I used to be famous! [not really])
- Start training for a 1/2 marathon - I have been only running a 3.7 mile route 4 times a week because of the heat. I want to be all tuned up when I get back to elevation.
Well, looks like those 13 weeks will be busy (not including school). It's going to go by super fast. I will try to update every week. I will also start posting pictures again.
